15/10/2019
A side event from the 46th plenary of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) co-organized by the Canada, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP).
In [...]
The Global Network Against Food Crises as game changer to respond to immediate needs while building resilient agri-food systems for long-lasting solutions to food crises
14/10/2019
A side event from the 46th plenary of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the European Union (EU).
The Global Network Against Food [...]
23/09/2019
FAO assesses that globally 41 countries, of which 31 in Africa, continue to be in need of external assistance for food.
Conflicts are the main cause of the high levels of severe food insecurity, while adverse weather conditions have also affected [...]
FAO podcast: Peace, critical to tackling hunger
20/09/2019
Between 60 and 80 per cent of people living in fragile and conflict-affected contexts rely on agriculture for their livelihoods and their food security, it is therefore vital to design and implement longer-term approaches in order to build the resilience [...]
16/09/2019
In August 2019, an estimated 6.35 million people (54% of the population) are classified in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse acute food insecurity, among whom an estimated 1.7 million people are facing Emergency (IPC Phase 4) acute food insecurity [...]